Memorial Day Observed in Bristol With Solemn Parade
Bristol honored its war dead on Memorial Day with a parade and services near the Soldiers and Sailors monument at the town hall and the wharf. Rev Anthony R Parshley urged the dignity of man and the American creed, while veterans of all wars joined in the tribute. The event featured a new public address system in front of the Burnside building and was marshaled by Rev Albert C. Larned with Col Franklin H. Springer as chief of staff.
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North Cemetery
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Town Hall
National Guard Armory
Church Street
Hugh
Burnside Building
Anthony R. Parshley
Episcopal Diocese
Rhode Island
Mr. Parshley
American Legion
Franklin H. Springer
Bristol
Ruth Campbell Chosen Reader for Bristol Fourth
Miss Barbara Ruth Campbell daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Campbell 18 Colonial Road has been elected by John L Burke principal of Bristol Senior High School as the reader of the Declaration of Independence for the patriotic exercises to be held in Bristol on the Fourth of July. Miss Campbell is a member of the Senior Class.
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Barbara Ruth Campbell
Henry Campbell
Colonial Road
John L. Burke
Bristol
Campbell
Search for Youth Still Unavailing
Lionel Chase a 19 year old from Middletown Rhode Island remains missing after his truck was found abandoned on the Mount Hope bridge. Bristol police fire emergency squad state and Portsmouth police continue the search through Mount Hope Bay with coast patrol and shore and water patrols.
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Lionel Chase
Middletown
R. I
Mount Hope Bridge
Bristol
State
Portsmouth
Rogers High School
Bristol Fire Department
Mount Hope Bay
Luke H. White
Michael A. Flynn
Robert J. Anderson
Native Of Bristol Given Big Boost
John F Burke a Bristol native now based in Cleveland has been named sales manager of Valley Camp Coal Company the country’s largest independent coal company The Black Diamond notes Burke born 1899 served in World War I as a radio operator worked at Pursgrove Coal Mining Company rising to tipple foreman before moving to sales with Pursgrove in Buffalo Then joined Oglebay Norton in Cleveland as lake coal sales manager and now leads Valley Camp Coal Company His sons Jack at Annapolis and Douglas at Coast Guard Academy are highlighted as major personal interests.
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John F. Burke
Bristol
Cleveland
Valley Camp Coal Company
Ohio
Black Diamond
Burke
John Ff. Burke
Rail Land Lake
Valley Camp
Rhod Island
Young Jack
U.S. N
Pursgrove Coal Mining Company
Scotts Run
W. V
Buffalo
N. Y
Pursgrove
Oglebay, Norton and Co
Lake Coal Sales
Jack
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Douglas
United States Coast Guard Academy
New London
Conn
Carnival Draws Large Crowds at Speene Fair
Crowds fill the Speene carnival this week under Sturgh Conese auspices with two shows, a motordrome featuring the Boudreau family in Riding the Wall of Death, bingo, four concessions and many rides including a $12,000 merry-go-round. Tickets are given each evening for the Pot-O-Gold drawing.
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Boudreau
Bartlett Elected President of Bristol Community Fund
Mr Bartlett was elected president of the Bristol Community Fund at last evening’s board meeting succeeding Charles B Rockwell who had led since the fund’s 1943 organization. Bartlett is factory manager at the Bristol Plant of the United States Rubber Company and active in local social welfare groups.
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Bartlett
Bristol Community Fund
Charles B. Rockwell
Bristol
United States Rubber Company
Bristol County Olympics Race Highlights Popularity Tilt
The Bristol County Olympics committee hosts a field day on June 12 at Guiteras field with a popularity contest featuring Peter Clark son of Town Council President Clark and Anthony Bucolo son of Mr and Mrs Bucolo both tied for first. Madams list shows Evelyn Betty Borges leading Senior Queen with Matilda Rebello second and Frances Catalano Warren third. Frances Marshall Bristol heads the Junior Queen contest with Patricia Malafronte and Christine Cortellesa following.
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Bristol
Peter Clark
Samuel D. Clark
Anthony Bucolo
Mariano
Bucolo
Church Street
Bristol County Olympics Committee
Guiteras Field
Anthony J. Ramos
Young Clark
Lathers
John R. Ruggiero
Robert Quartaro
James Panarello
Joseph Lonardo
Barrington
Evelyn Betty Borges
Matilda Rebello
Frances Catalano
Warren
Doris Rancourt
Muriel Lewis
Barbara Piccirilli
Mary Carlone
Lucy Foti
Barbara Garvey
Corrine Ann Amato
Ann Berg
Priscilla Lemoi
Veronica Petruska
Rita Woehler
Dorothy Wilmarth
Frances Marshall
Patricia Malafronte
Christine Cortéllessa
Kathlee Giannatasio
Maisano Responds To Bozzario On Common Baseball Use
Salvatore Maisano president of the Twilight League directly challenges Andrew Bozzario's Bristol Phoenix letter about the Common baseball diamond. He defends cooperative rules with the Recreation Board Town Council and confirms inclusion of softball in the planning process.
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Bristol Twilight Baseball League
Bozzario
Twilight Baseball League
Recreation Board
Guncil
Twilight League
Jc. C. Cirillo
George Felix
Free Public School Vaccination Clinics Scheduled
Notice to parents announces free clinics for pupil vaccination before entering school in September at Rockwell House on Thursday and Friday June 2 and 3 at 10 00 AM. Children must be five by August 31 1949 and birth or baptismal certificates must be presented. No other vaccination times.
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Rockwell House
Marshall Enters Ball Diamond Dispute
John P. Marshall former Town Council member and Park Commissioner speaks to The Phoenix about Bristol Common baseball diamond issues. He disputes reallocations for a costly project and defends past spending while detailing last summer and winter wear on the field and needs for field reconditioning and top dressing.
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John P. Marshall
Guiteras
The
Phoenix
Marshall
Bristol Common
Rego and Sons
Bristol Men Graduate From U S Naval Academy
Two Bristol youths receive diplomas from the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis Maryland this week. Midshipman Lucien Capone Jr son of Mr and Mrs Lucien Capone of 110 High Street and Midshipman Edwin E Williams son of Commandant and Mrs Chester W Williams of the Rhode Island Soldiers Home are both in the 1945 graduating class Capone entered June 26 1945 and Williams August 8 1945.
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U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Lucien Capone, Jr
Lucien Capone
110 High Street
Edwin E. Williams
Chester W. Williams
Rhodes Island Soldiers Home
Academy
Capone
Williams
Farm Youths from British Isles Begin Three Month Exchange Tour
A group of twelve farm youths from the British Isles arrived in Boston to study farm methods and home life during a three month exchange. Shepherd boy David R Noble from Wales will stay with Guy Southard in Marshfield Hills Massachusetts. He describes Welsh hill shepherd life with steep grazing and heavy rainfall as formative for his dream of tending sheep.
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British Isles
Boston
Big Pond
Copley Plaza Hotel
Wales
David R. Noble
Guy
Southard
Marshfield Hills
Mass
David
Snowden
North Wales
Welsh Farm Youth Visit to America Shapes Dairy Exchange
Twelve Young Farmers Club members from Wales travel to the United States to study dairy farming at New England and Pacific locations. Mary Mc Combie from Vale of Aylesbury visits George H. Kimball Farm in Haverhill Massachusetts and tests Boston milk. Mary Olivia Jones from Herefordshire tours New Hampshire dairy farms. The group plans to meet again at the National 4-H Club Camp in Washington before returning August 26.
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America
Vale of Aylesbury
England
Mary McCombie
George H. Kimball
Haverhill
Mass
Boston
National Milk Testing Services Lab
Aylesbury
Women’s Land Army
Britain
Mary
Massachusetts
Washington
Mary Olivia Jones
Herefordshire
New Hampshire
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